Geology in the News

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The DeYoung Pink Diamond is one of the many specimens that Tim Rose analyzes for the Department of Mineral Sciences' lab. Photo from Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution, CC0.

10/26/2024: Is climate change lighting a fuse under Iceland's volcanoes?

10/25/2024: Lies, intrigue, lawsuits: The last battle for a ‘cursed’ giant emerald

The Bahia Emerald is a raw, uncut mass of black schist studded with green crystals. Photo is courtesy of LA Sheriff's Department.

10/18/2024: Astronomers Uncover the Origin of Most of Earth’s Meteorites, Shedding Light on Our Solar System’s Past

10/14/2024: NASA Launches Europa Clipper to Explore an Ocean Moon’s Habitability

10/9/2024: Tracking Earth's Changes: Smithsonian National Museum debuts new NASA data-driven exhibit

10/9/2024: 9 Strange Rocks on Mars Found by NASA

10/8/2024: Earthquakes May Lace Quartz Veins with Gold. Seismic activity may kick off chemical reactions that seed nuggets of gold.

Gold on quartz, North Star Mine, Grass Valley Mining District, California. Photo from Credit: James St. John/FlickrCC BY 2.0

10/7/2024: Something Massive Is Shifting Deep Inside the Moon. What was that?

10/3/2024: Geological surveys shed light on the formation mystery of Uruguay's amethyst geodes

10/1/2024: A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry

undated: Hayden went overland by train from Cheyenne to Salt Lake City. He intended this book as a guide to the geology along the route. With 30 Original Photographs by A. J. Russell (best viewed on a full-size monitor)

9/25/2024: Tim Rose is a rockhound who analyzes everything from flea fossils to asteroid pieces

9/24/2024: Weird 'zebra rock' on Mars is unlike anything seen before on Red Planet, NASA says

9/24/2024: Mysterious magma in extinct volcanoes may be filled with elements needed to power the future

9/21/2024: Giant meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago may have aided early life

9/20/2024: A 485-million-year history of Earth’s surface temperature | Science

9/12/2024: Exceptional new fish fossil sparks rethink of how Earth’s geology drives evolution

7/29/2024: The hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin on July 23, 2024, was a spectacular event and emphatically demonstrates an underappreciated hazard in the Yellowstone region